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The latest questions and answers, from members following The Tempest at eNotes.Mon, 23 Mar 2015 18:45:46 PSTen-usAt the time of the Renaissance, a tragicomedy came to be defined as a...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/why-does-tempest-by-shakespeare-considered-153181
At the time of the Renaissance, a tragicomedy came to be defined as a type of work that does not quite fit with either a tragedy or a comedy. A tragedy is basically a serious story which often involves the death of one or more of the characters. A comedy is a lighthearted, funny story that has a happy ending. A tragicomedy is not lighthearted enough to be called a comedy and it doesn't include death and awful events to be called a tragedy....http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/why-does-tempest-by-shakespeare-considered-153181Mon, 23 Mar 2015 18:45:46 PSTIn Act 1, Scene 2 of The Tempest, both Prospero and Miranda berate...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/need-help-conclusion-tempest-why-caliban-bad-469074
In Act 1, Scene 2 of The Tempest, both Prospero and Miranda berate Caliban for being completely evil by nature. When Caliban complains about being mistreated and confined to a desolate part of the island, Prospero replies: Thou most lying slave,Whom stripes may move, not kindness! I have usedthee,Filth as thou art, with human care, and lodged theeIn mine own cell, till thou didst seek to violateThe honour of my child. Caliban shows no shame...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/need-help-conclusion-tempest-why-caliban-bad-469074Tue, 13 May 2014 20:33:42 PSTCaliban is a bad person because he tried to get Trinculo and Stephano to...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/need-help-conclusion-tempest-why-caliban-bad-469074
Caliban is a bad person because he tried to get Trinculo and Stephano to kill Prospero. Caliban is one of the inhabitants of the island, brought there when his mother Sycorax was pregnant. He has spent his life there and knows it well. If your job is to draw conclusions about Caliban, the conclusion that he is up to no good is a reasonable one to make. If you are drawing the conclusion that Caliban is a bad person, and need evidence to...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/need-help-conclusion-tempest-why-caliban-bad-469074#1Sun, 11 May 2014 06:58:25 PSTHow can I support the conclusion that Caliban is a bad person in The...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/need-help-conclusion-tempest-why-caliban-bad-469074
How can I support the conclusion that Caliban is a bad person in The Tempest?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/need-help-conclusion-tempest-why-caliban-bad-469074#2May 11, 2014, 6:10 am PSTTo answer this question effectively you need to focus heavily on what...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/write-mirandas-diary-thought-about-day-before-465080
To answer this question effectively you need to focus heavily on what happens in Act I scene 2 and to imagine what Miranda would feel like after having been told the true story of her own background and how her father and she came to end up on the island that is the only home she ever remembers. It is clear from her reaction to what her father tells her about how they were exiled and sent to this island that she is emotionally impacted, as the...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/write-mirandas-diary-thought-about-day-before-465080Tue, 3 Dec 2013 07:11:49 PSTIn Act I scene 2, Ariel reports to Prospero that he has performed his...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-more-do-we-learn-from-ariel-about-storm-we-465131
In Act I scene 2, Ariel reports to Prospero that he has performed his appointed task of creating a supernatural storm to shipwreck the ship containing the king and Prospero's brother, Antonio. He reports how all of the passengers jumped into the sea to try and save themselves, and how he has brought them safely to the island, dispersed into different groups as ordered by Prospero. When Prospero asks after the health of all those who quit the...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-more-do-we-learn-from-ariel-about-storm-we-465131Tue, 3 Dec 2013 05:58:09 PSTIn "The Tempest", Prospero's title was Duke of Milan. His title was...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-how-did-prospero-lose-his-real-title-465078
In "The Tempest", Prospero's title was Duke of Milan. His title was usurped by his brother, Antonio, while Prospero was absorbed in his study of magic. He and his daughter, Miranda, were sent out on a wrecked boat to their death. They survived by landing on an island. In "The Tempest", Prospero uses magic to enchant his daughter, Miranda, to fall in love with Ferdinand. Under Ariel's enchantment, Miranda falls in love with Ferdinand. It...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-how-did-prospero-lose-his-real-title-465078Tue, 3 Dec 2013 03:15:34 PSTIn The Tempest, what more do we learn from Ariel about the storm we saw...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-more-do-we-learn-from-ariel-about-storm-we-465131
In The Tempest, what more do we learn from Ariel about the storm we saw in 1.1 according to what happened to everyone's clothes and to the ship and the sallors and King and his followers?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-more-do-we-learn-from-ariel-about-storm-we-465131#3December 2, 2013, 11:25 pm PSTWhether Shakespeare experienced a change of heart in deciding who among...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/mirandas-speech-lines-351-362-hers-iriginal-text-465093
Whether Shakespeare experienced a change of heart in deciding who among his protagonists, Prospero or his daughter Miranda, should deliver the scathing rebuke of their bitter native servant Caliban will remain a mystery for the ages. The Tempest, which tells of the banished and overthrown Duke of Milan and his efforts at avenging the injustices to which he has been subjected, has been interpreted numerous times over the years by literary...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/mirandas-speech-lines-351-362-hers-iriginal-text-465093Mon, 2 Dec 2013 22:10:46 PSTProspero, in Act I scene 2, finally tells Miranda the truth about his...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-how-did-prospero-lose-his-real-title-465078
Prospero, in Act I scene 2, finally tells Miranda the truth about his own identity and past and who she really is. He reveals to her that he was not born on the island and that both of them have a different home, one where Prospero enjoys a position of some power and prestige, as he discloses to Miranda in the following lines: Thy mother was a piece of virtue, andShe said thou wast my daughter; and thy fatherWas Duke of Milan; and thou his...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-how-did-prospero-lose-his-real-title-465078#4Mon, 2 Dec 2013 21:27:44 PSTIn William Shakespeare's play The Tempest, Miranda's speech in lines...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/mirandas-speech-lines-351-362-hers-iriginal-text-465093
In William Shakespeare's play The Tempest, Miranda's speech in lines 351-362 is hers in the original text, but many critics think that this is a printing error and that the speech should be spoken by Prospero. Which speaker seems more appropriate to deliver this particular speech, and what is the effect of having Miranda speak these words?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/mirandas-speech-lines-351-362-hers-iriginal-text-465093#5December 2, 2013, 7:08 pm PSTWrite Miranda's diary entry in The Tempest about the day before the...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/write-mirandas-diary-thought-about-day-before-465080
Write Miranda's diary entry in The Tempest about the day before the shipwreck, after the shipwreck and the following day.http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/write-mirandas-diary-thought-about-day-before-465080#6December 2, 2013, 4:27 pm PSTIn The Tempest, what is Prospero's real title and how did he lose it?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-how-did-prospero-lose-his-real-title-465078
In The Tempest, what is Prospero's real title and how did he lose it?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-how-did-prospero-lose-his-real-title-465078#7December 2, 2013, 4:24 pm PSTBoth the irony and the parallelism make the moment particularly dramatic...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/how-does-shakespeare-make-this-an-exciting-moment-464709
Both the irony and the parallelism make the moment particularly dramatic and exciting in which Antonio convinces Sebastian to perform the treasonous act of usurping Sebastian's brother King Alonso. The dramatic irony found in the scene makes the audience sympathize with King Alonso's plight and also puts the audience members on the edge of their seats as they wait to see what will actually happen. What's more, since the audience knows that...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/how-does-shakespeare-make-this-an-exciting-moment-464709Thu, 28 Nov 2013 08:28:33 PSTHow does Shakespeare make the moment Antonio persuades Sebastian to kill...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/how-does-shakespeare-make-this-an-exciting-moment-464709
How does Shakespeare make the moment Antonio persuades Sebastian to kill and usurp the slumbering king an exciting moment in Act 2, Scene 1, lines 310 through 356 of Shakespeare's The Tempest?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/how-does-shakespeare-make-this-an-exciting-moment-464709#8November 26, 2013, 10:06 pm PST